English Explanatory Dictionary

Ianthe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. One of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
  2. The Cretan girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man.
  3. 98 Ianthe, a main belt asteroid.

Pronunciation

/aɪˈænθi/

Word forms

Ianthe

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰάνθη (Iánthē, literally “purple/violet flower”).

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